Opposite Words Worksheet
Word tip (Flip the meaning): Think of the word’s meaning, then flip it to the other end: full ↔ empty. A word that is just different (hot and fast) is not an opposite. “but” in a sentence often signals an opposite: “An elephant is big, but an ant is small.”
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- 1.Fill in the opposite: A pillow is soft, but a rock is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) happy (d) hard
- 2.Which word is the opposite of “young”? (a) loud (b) wet (c) old (d) fast
- 3.Which word is the opposite of “first”? (a) wet (b) tall (c) last (d) hot
- 4.Which word is the opposite of “near”? (a) far (b) wet (c) sad (d) hot
- 5.Fill in the opposite: The shop is near, but the school is ___. (a) wet (b) hot (c) sad (d) far
- 6.Fill in the opposite: A giraffe is tall, but a puppy is ___. (a) loud (b) wet (c) hot (d) short
- 7.Which word is the opposite of “top”? (a) sad (b) bottom (c) wet (d) early
- 8.Which word is the opposite of “stop”? (a) sit (b) sing (c) eat (d) start
- 9.Which word is the opposite of “dirty”? (a) clean (b) soft (c) late (d) short
- 10.Which word is the opposite of “late”? (a) dry (b) sad (c) small (d) early
- 11.Fill in the opposite: In the morning I am awake; at night I am ___. (a) wet (b) asleep (c) loud (d) tall
- 12.Which word is the opposite of “happy”? (a) big (b) early (c) sad (d) dry
- 13.Which word is the opposite of “open”? (a) close (b) sing (c) eat (d) jump
- 14.Which word is the opposite of “dry”? (a) wet (b) empty (c) cold (d) slow
- 15.Which word is the opposite of “friend”? (a) farmer (b) teacher (c) enemy (d) cousin
- 16.Which word is the opposite of “laugh”? (a) eat (b) push (c) run (d) cry
- 17.Fill in the opposite: Day is bright, but night is ___. (a) slow (b) dark (c) tall (d) wet
- 18.Which word is the opposite of “in”? (a) up (b) wet (c) hot (d) out
- 19.Which word is the opposite of “far”? (a) cold (b) happy (c) dry (d) near
- 20.Which word is the opposite of “win”? (a) eat (b) sing (c) lose (d) jump
- 21.Fill in the opposite: A lion is strong, but a mouse is ___. (a) tall (b) weak (c) wet (d) loud
- 22.Which word is the opposite of “enemy”? (a) doctor (b) driver (c) farmer (d) friend
- 23.Fill in the opposite: We push a door to open it and ___ it to close it. (a) pull (b) eat (c) cut (d) sing
- 24.Which word is the opposite of “cold”? (a) late (b) short (c) hot (d) full
- 25.Fill in the opposite: Come in through the front door and go ___ through the back door. (a) wet (b) out (c) tall (d) hot
- 26.Which word is the opposite of “bottom”? (a) dry (b) top (c) late (d) happy
- 27.Which word is the opposite of “awake”? (a) hot (b) wet (c) asleep (d) tall
- 28.Fill in the opposite: Winter is cold, but summer is ___. (a) small (b) hot (c) sad (d) slow
- 29.Fill in the opposite: An elephant is big, but an ant is ___. (a) wet (b) tall (c) small (d) loud
- 30.Fill in the opposite: Ice is cold, but fire is ___. (a) wet (b) small (c) slow (d) hot
- 31.Which word is the opposite of “inside”? (a) outside (b) slow (c) wet (d) happy
- 32.Which word is the opposite of “come”? (a) eat (b) sit (c) cry (d) go
- 33.Which word is the opposite of “soft”? (a) short (b) hard (c) hot (d) slow
- 34.Which word is the opposite of “early”? (a) happy (b) wet (c) big (d) late
- 35.Fill in the opposite: A cheetah is fast, but a snail is ___. (a) wet (b) loud (c) big (d) slow
- 36.Which word is the opposite of “stand”? (a) cry (b) sit (c) eat (d) sing
- 37.Which word is the opposite of “full”? (a) fast (b) dry (c) tall (d) empty
- 38.Which word is the opposite of “above”? (a) wet (b) happy (c) early (d) below
- 39.Which word is the opposite of “boy”? (a) river (b) girl (c) tree (d) cloud
- 40.Fill in the opposite: My glass was full; now it is ___. (a) loud (b) tall (c) empty (d) hot
Answer key
- hard
- old
- last
- far
- far
- short
- bottom
- start
- clean
- early
- asleep
- sad
- close
- wet
- enemy
- cry
- dark
- out
- near
- lose
- weak
- friend
- pull
- hot
- out
- top
- asleep
- hot
- small
- hot
- outside
- go
- hard
- late
- slow
- sit
- empty
- below
- girl
- empty
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